Easter dyes from the kitchen

Easter dyes from the kitchen Recipe
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Categories: Eggs, Other Side Dishes, Other Non-Edibles, Quick & Easy, For Kids, Healthy

Ingredients

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Mount Morris, MI (pop. 3,086)
karlyn255
Member Since Mar 2011
Stormy's Notes:

Resource~betterhomesandgardens

 

Directions

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~~***Natural Egg Dye Ingredients***~~

Bluish-Gray: Mix 1 cup frozen blueberries with 1 cup water, bring to room temperature, and remove blueberries.

Blue: Cut 1/4 head of red cabbage into chunks and add to 4 cups boiling water. Stir in 2 Tbsp. vinegar. Let cool to room temperature and remove cabbage with a slotted spoon.

Jade Green: Peel the skin from 6 red onions and simmer in 2 cups water for 15 minutes; strain. Add 3 tsp. white vinegar.

Faint Green-Yellow: Peel the skin from 6 yellow apples. Simmer in 1-1/2 cups water for 20 minutes; strain. Add 2 tsp. white vinegar. Simmer 4 oz. chopped fennel tops in 1-1/2 cups of water for 20 minutes; strain. Add 2 tsp. white vinegar.

Orange: Take the skin of 6 yellow onions and simmer in 2 cups water for 15 minutes; strain. Add 3 tsp. white vinegar.

Faint Red-Orange: Stir 2 Tbsp. paprika into 1 cup boiling water; add 2 tsp. white vinegar.

Rich yellow: Simmer 4 oz. chopped carrot tops in 1-1/2 cups water for 15 minutes; strain. Add 2 tsp. white vinegar.

Mustard-yellow: Stir 2 tsp. turmeric into 1 cup boiling water; add 2 tsp. white vinegar.

Various shades: Steep 4 bags of chamomile or green tea in 1 cup boiling water for 5 minutes.

Pale yellow: Chop 4 oz. goldenrod and simmer in 2 cups water for 20 minutes; strain. Add 2 tsp. white vinegar.

Faint yellow: Simmer the peels of 6 oranges in 1-1/2 cups water for 20 minutes; strain. Add 2 tsp. vinegar.

Brown-Gold: Simmer 2 Tbsp. dill seed in 1 cup water for 15 minutes; strain. Add 2 tsp. white vinegar.

Brown: Add 1 tablespoon vinegar to 1 cup strong coffee.

Faint pink: Chop 4 oz. amaranth flowers and simmer in 2 cups water; strain. Add 2 tsp. white vinegar. Simmer the skins from 6 avocados in 1-1/2 cup water for 20 minutes; strain. Add 2 tsp. white vinegar. Mix 1 cup pickled beet juice and 1 tablespoon vinegar.

Dark pink: Cut 1 medium beet into chunks and add to 4 cups boiling water. Stir in 2 Tbsp. vinegar and let cool to room temperat
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Lavender: Mix 1 cup grape juice and 1 tablespoon vinegar.
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no1funcook
Dorthy Erlandson no1funcook
Mar 17, 2013
I knew some of these but it's nice to have more to select from; I want to try the red cabbage especially :)
karlyn255
Mar 17, 2013
That is a great one, very pretty
LuvnMom
Donna Roth LuvnMom
Mar 17, 2013
Blows my mind that the RED cabbage gives a BLUE color... I'm just trying to make sense of it... I would have expected more of a purple hew.... hhmmm
karlyn255
Mar 17, 2013
have you ever cooked it it turns a blueish purple but stains blue
LuvnMom
Donna Roth LuvnMom
Mar 17, 2013
ahh, gotcha... I've never cooked it... my mom used to make sauerkraut - cooked cabbage, the regular green/white stuff, when we were kids and I'd run for the hills, so to speak... could not stand the smell... so I've never wanted to cook it due to the "lovely aroma"!!! LOL
no1funcook
Dorthy Erlandson no1funcook
Mar 18, 2013
Donna, I read a kitchen hint somewhere that if you have a small bowl of vinegar sitting close to the pot of cooking cabbage that it absorbs the smell. I might give it a try and let you know if it works. :)
LuvnMom
Donna Roth LuvnMom
Mar 18, 2013
Very cool... Thanks!! :)
karlyn255
Mar 18, 2013
Thanks Donna I will be trying that this week
leiandrai
kathyjo Hickey-Van... leiandrai
Mar 18, 2013
I like this!!!
karlyn255
Mar 19, 2013
Thanks Kathyjo
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Joey Wolf 8of10
Mar 22, 2013
Stormy, I get an online newsletter: P.Allen Smith online, which featued natural Easter egg dyes, thought you or some of the gals might be interested in checking them out.....I don't color eggs, so didn't read past the title.....like my eggs chocolate, preferably Dove's. :o)
karlyn255
Mar 22, 2013
We would and thanks

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